Holder for containers



March 21, 1933- A. A. JEWELL.

HOLDER FOR CONTAINERS Filed Jan. 16, 1952 Patented Mar. 21, 1933 ARCHERALFRED JEWELL, F

oFricE PEGKHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND PATENT HOLDER FOR CONTAINERS Applicationfiled January 16, 1932, Serial No. 587,138, and in Great BritainFebruary 2, 1981.

My invention relates to holders for milkdelivery bottles and likecontainers.

In the delivery of milk, for example it is the usual practice to depositthe containers on door-steps or pavements where they generally remainfor a considerable time before being collected by the users, so that thecontents are liable to be contaminated by dust, rain or by theattentions of animals.

The object of my invention is t o provide a form of holder formilk-delivery bottles and other containers by means of which,contamination of the contents from the above causes, is obviated.

My invention consists in the novel combination of parts set forth in theappended claims.

Referring now to the accompanying draw- 1110 Figure 1 shows an elevationof a holder for a milk-delivery bottle, constructed according to myinvention. 1

Figure 2 shows the relative position of the parts of the holderillustrated in Figure 1,

when the milk-delivery bottle is being inserted therein or beingwithdrawn therefrom.

Figure 3 shows a section through the line, IIIIII, on Figure 2.

Figure 4 shows an elevation of a supporting member for accommodatlng anumber of milk-delivery bottles.

In carrying my invention into effect, according to one form, and asapplied by way of example to a milk-delivery bottle, I provied a screw,2, Figures 1 and 2, having at one of its ends a thread, 3, the other endof the screw being bent into the form of a ring,

4. The screw, 2, is adapted to be screwed into a door-post or shutter,or it may be into a plugged hole in a brick or stone wall, at thedesired height from the ground.

From the ring, 4, jaws, 5 and 5a, are suspended by links, 6, the jaws, 5and 5a, being pivoted together on the pm, 7.

To the jaw, 5a, the disc, 8, Figures 1, 2 and 3, is attached by weldingbrazing or soldering, and this disc is provided with a slot, 9, for theaccommodation of the jaw, 5, when 5 the jaws are in the closed position.The jaws,

5 and 5a, are formed with recesses, 10, for ac- V delivery bottles andat commodating the protuberance, 11, formed on the neck of themilk-delivery bottle, 12.

On the lower ends of the jaws, 5 and 5a, gripping. members, 13, aresecured by welding, brazing or soldering, the inner faces, 14, Figure 2,of the gripping members being curved to correspond to the neck of themilkdelivery bottle. I

In Figure 1, the milk-delivery bottle is shown suspended from theholder, while in Figure :2, the relative position of the parts isillustrated when the milk-delivery bottle is being inserted in theholder or being withdrawntherefrom. When the milk-delivery bottle isinserted between the jaws, 5 and 5a, the jaws close by their own weightso that the gripping members, 13, engage underneath the protuberance,11, on the neck of the bottle,12, while the weight of the bottle actingon thegripping members, 13, assists in maintaining the jaws in theclosed position.

When the milk-delivery bottle is suspended in the holder, as shown inFigure '1, the disc,

8, covers the mouthof the bottle and'prevents dust or rain lodging onthe paper disc which is generally used to seal the bottle.

In Figure 4, alsupporting member is illustrated for anumber ofmilk-delivery bottle holders of the type above described. In this Mfigure, the base, l5, is provided with holes, 16, for attaching thesupporting member by means of screws to the door-post, shutter or wall.The arm, 17, is provided with a number of semi-circular slots, 18,corresponding to the number of holdersto'beacoommodated. lVith theslots, 18, the links, 6, of the holders engage as shown.

By means of my invention, a holder fora mi'lk delivery'bottleisprovided, the arrangementof the holder being such as to permit thebottle to be readily inserted therein and withdrawn therefrom and alsoto prevent the ingress of dust, rain :or other foreign matter to themouth of the bottle. Further the holder or holders may be suspendedabove the ground at such a height as will permit the ready insertion andwithdrawal of the milk the same time prevent the bottles being subjectedto undesirable attentions of animals.

Although I have described my invention as applied by way of example to aholder for milk-delivery bottles, its use is not limited to thisapplication, as it may be appliedto other types of containers.

indications may be made in the examples of my invention hereinbeforedescribed without departing beyond the scope of the invention as definedin the claims appended hereto.

I claim 2- l r 1. A holder for containers, comprising a support, a pairof crossed levers pivoted together intermediate their ends, grips at thelower ends of said levers, links connecting the upper ends ofthe leverswith the support, and a closure for the mouth of the container carriedby one of the levers.

2. A holder for containers, comprising a support having an eye, crossedlevers pivoted together intermediate their ends, links connecting theupper ends of the levers and the eye of the support, laterally extendinggripping members at the lower ends of the levers, and one of said levershaving a closure rigidly attached thereto for closing the mouth of thecontainer. 7

3. A holder for containers, comprising a support, crossed levers pivotedtogether intermediate their ends, links connecting the upper ends ofthelevers with the support, laterally extending gripping members at thelower ends of the levers,and one of the levers having a closure rigidlyattached thereto, said closure contacting with the opposite lever tothereby limit the movement of the levers in one direction.

4. A holder for containers, comprising a air of crossed levers pivotedtogether intermediate their ends, grips at the lower ends I of thelevers, a closure secured to one of the levers above and spaced from thegrips, said closure having a notch on its edge for the reception of thecompanion lever when the grips are in closed position, and means forflexibly supporting the levers.

5. A holder for containers, comprising a pair of levers pivoted togetherwith their inner edges shaped to engage a flange on a container,laterally and inwardly extended grips at the lower ends of the levers,the inner edges shaped to engage the container, a'closure carried by oneof the levers to cover the mouth of the container when the grips areengaged with said container, and means for supporting the levers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ARCHER ALFRED JEWELL.

